JLPT N3 · な-adjective

冷静 (reisei)

冷静 (れいせい, reisei) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “calmness; composure”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: れいせい
Romaji: reisei
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind · noun, な-adjective

Example sentences

君はもっと冷静に行動すべきだ。

You should act more calmly.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 冷静

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	冷静だ	れいせいだ reiseida
Present (polite)	冷静です	れいせいです reiseidesu
Negative	冷静じゃない	れいせいじゃない reiseijanai
Past	冷静だった	れいせいだった reiseidatta
Negative past	冷静じゃなかった	れいせいじゃなかった reiseijanakatta
Te-form	冷静で	れいせいで reiseide
Before a noun	冷静な	れいせいな reiseina
Adverb (~ni)	冷静に	れいせいに reiseini

Kanji in 冷静

冷

cool, cold (beer, person), chillレイ・つめ.たい・ひ.える · 7 strokes

静

quietセイ・ジョウ・しず-・しず.か · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 冷静.

冷たいつめたいcold (to the touch)冷蔵庫れいぞうこrefrigerator冷房れいぼうair conditioning冷えるひえるto grow cold冷ますさますto cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature)冷めるさめるto cool down冷やすひやすto cool冷凍れいとうfreezing冷酷れいこくcruelty冷蔵れいぞうcold storage冷淡れいたんcool冷やかすひやかすto banter静かしずかquiet静まるしずまるto become quiet

Source: JMdict entry 1557050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.